To sprout the seeds for use in salads, just drop some whole chia seeds onto wet paper towels and leave the paper towels moist for one week. You'll end up with small sprouts that you may utilize whatever you choose. Some individuals feel that sprouted seeds have extra nutrition.

According to swissinfo.ch, Switzerland has one of the greatest shares of internationals among other nations, accounting for around 24.6% in 2015. More over 80% of foreigners in Switzerland are from Europe, with nearly half coming from France, Germany, Italy, and Portugal alone. Switzerland leads the European immigration countries, with 19 arrivals per 1000 population on average in 2014, considerably ahead of Germany (11), the United Kingdom (9.8), Spain (6.6), and France (5.1).

The Story of the Kelly Gang, an Australian film, was the world's first feature-length film. IMDB has information on the cast, box office, and budget. It lasted more than an hour, and the reel length was approximately 4,000 feet. To put that into perspective, a small 5-inch reel of film can hold up to 200 feet, a 6-inch can hold 300 feet, and a 7-inch can hold 400 feet. Depending on the size of the reel, that's at least 10 reels of 7-inch film and up to 20 reels of 5-inch film.

Did you think it took a long time for clothes to decompose? Shoes are even more time consuming! The midsoles of shoes, which are commonly made with ethylene vinyl, can take a long time to degrade. Rather than adding to landfills, consider donating or selling your shoes!

Their will to achieve and create money is one of the reasons why this city has become a global economic powerhouse. Hong Kong was rated sixth on the global billionaires list in 2018.

Asparagus, which has a sweet-earthy flavor, is a good source of folate. This B vitamin may be an ally in the fight against high blood pressure, according to research.

Mongolia's founding father, Genghis Khan, is revered. He rose to power by unifying many of northeast Asia's nomadic tribes and established the world's greatest empire, second only to the British Empire in the nineteenth century. Genghis Khan's cavalry conquered a region larger and more populous in under 25 years than the Romans did in four centuries. In a nutshell, he was a tenacious individual.

€1 638 million worth of candles were produced in the EU in 2018. In comparison to 2013, the value has increased by 11%.

Another interesting Egyptian football fact. There are two clubs that are great rivals yet share the same venue, similar to how A.C Milan and Inter Milan share the same stadium while being rivals in Italy!

Belgium only has 11 million residents. This makes it a densely populated country… Especially when you consider that 50% of the island is covered in forest and therefore uninhabited. In fact, 90% of the population lives along a strip of land along the east coast.

There is also a language shift between North and South Korea. Different vocabulary, pronunciations, and grammar standards have emerged in the two countries.

Botox injections block facial muscles, causing wrinkles to vanish. However, scientists have uncovered an intriguing side effect of such injections: the incapacity to completely feel emotion. The emotional state is directly affected by the facial expression, which is why the feelings of individuals who use Botox are not as rich as the emotions of those who do not use Botox.

It's easy to dismiss Einstein's ideas of relativity as entirely theoretical, yet they have real-world implications. The theory of general relativity, for example, asserts that gravity influences time: time flows quicker for things in space than for those on Earth. And this has far-reaching ramifications for many space-based systems, including GPS accuracy. His theories are also fundamental to nuclear technology and explain how electromagnets function.

Who knew there was so much to know about kites? Aerial warfare has played an important role in history, particularly during both World Wars. Kites were the first air devices used to drop bombs on enemies before planes were invented, let alone used for war. They were also used to communicate and distribute messages through leaflets. Later in the nineteenth century, kites would be used to lift up a soldier for surveillance of their enemies and intelligence gathering.

Several studies on insomnia have indicated that persistent cigarette smokers have greater incidences of insomnia symptoms such as sleep deprivation, longer sleep latency, increased rapid eye movement, sleep density, and more bouts of obstructive sleep apnea.

Pigeons have the ability to perceive wavelengths that humans do not. This enables them to detect volcano eruptions and impending storms that meteorologists have yet to detect.

Red is used at weddings. This may seem odd to Westerners but I’m not so sure: red is the color of passion and love universally so why shouldn’t it be used at weddings?

The Journal of Experimental Psychology published a study in January 2014 that found babies as young as nine months old recognise that their friends have similar interests. Babies appear to have expectations about the social world even before they can talk. Even at such a young age, we understand what it takes to be friends.

Lobsters have historically consumed one another while housed in the same cage, as if in a submerged Thunderdome, but they are now also reportedly doing it in the wild. In typical situations, adults will eat their young.

While most of us have had a shattered bone at some time in our lives, the truth is that bone is a very tough substance. So powerful, in fact, that "ounce for ounce, human bones are stronger than steel," as Discover Magazine puts it. A bone has a higher pressure tolerance and bearing strength than a steel rod of equal width. The femur is the strongest bone in the body, capable of supporting 30 times the weight of an ordinary adult. We all are men or women of steel...

Wales, along with Bhutan and Malta, is one of only three countries in the world with a dragon on its national flag.

Alzheimer's disease is most frequently associated with memory loss, however this is not always the case, claims Alzheimer's Net. Keep in mind that Alzheimer's is caused by the quick loss of brain cells. This has an impact on many cognitive processes, including reasoning, memory, judgement, behaviour, and personality. Although memory loss is a common symptom, not everyone is equally affected.

You are not required to write about your deepest fears or your most ardent crushes, as you did in middle school. Rather, keep track of when your migraines occur. Take note of when they began, what you were doing, what you ate and drank in the previous 24 hours, and your menstrual cycle, if you're a woman. This can assist you in determining your migraine triggers.

Everyone knows Peter Parker was orphaned as a child and raised by his aunt and uncle, but nothing is known about his parents. It was a mystery for a long time. They were eventually discovered to be S.H.I.E.L.D. agents. They went on several missions together and even helped Wolverine out of a jam at one time. Unfortunately, they were killed in an aircraft crash engineered by the nefarious Red Skull not long after giving birth to Peter.